Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] a period [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Designed by John Carr of York and built over a period of thirteen years between 1759 and 1772 , its spectacular interior boasts exquisite plasterwork ceilings by the Scottish architect Robert Adam decorated by Angelica Kaufman , Biagio Rebecca and Antonio Zucchi . |
| 2 | Four Minor Project schools were selected for closer investigation by the evaluation team and visited over a period of one or two days . |
| 3 | To avoid settlement problems at this location a surcharge embankment was constructed and monitored over a period of 8 months . |
| 4 | My colleagues and I in Wales Link were greatly looking forward to her visit , planned over a period of 18 months . |
| 5 | Out of a total of seventeen boys from this group interviewed over a period of one year , no fewer than ten had been in trouble with the police for offences not connected with activities at football matches . |
| 6 | Patsy and I corresponded over a period of four months . |